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Kraton buying Arizona Chemical for $1.4bn
Added: 28 Sep 2015
Houston, Texas – Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. is to acquire Arizona Chemical Holdings Corp. fr…
Zeon India to target automotive elastomers market on start-up
Added: 28 Sep 2015
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. and group company Zeon Asia Pte. Ltd have jointly established Zeon India Private…
Sibur rubber business makes strong H1 gains
Added: 28 Sep 2015
Moscow, Russia – Sibur’s synthetic rubber (SR) business has turned in a strong performance for the …
Dates set for ITEC conference in US
Added: 25 Sep 2015
Akron, Ohio – The dates have been set for the 2016 International Tire Exhibition & Conference for T…
Editor’s blog: V(ery) W(rong) … but maybe a silver lining
Added: 24 Sep 2015
Engineering failures do lead to serious industrial accidents, but investigations usually end up lin…
Moodys nod for Lanxess-Aramco rubber deal
Added: 24 Sep 2015
London – Credit rating agency Moodys is backing this week’s move by German polymers and chemicals p…
Michelin to halt OTR tire production at US plant
Added: 24 Sep 2015
Starr, South Carolina — Michelin North America Inc. will suspend operations at its Starr giant eart…
Dow Corning says committed to China
Added: 24 Sep 2015
Zhangjiagang, China – Dow Corning has emphasised its “long-term commitment” to China, while celebra…
ContiTech appoints new automotive aftermarket head
Added: 24 Sep 2015
Hanover, Germany – Rolf Sudmann has taken charge of the automotive aftermarket segment at the Conti…
Tire-makers should gear up as online sales grow – report
Added: 23 Sep 2015
London – Passenger car tire manufacturers in Europe are focussing on electronic retailing to serve …
Cheng Shin stock prices rebound following executive departure
Added: 23 Sep 2015
Yuanlin, Taiwan – Cheng Shin Rubber stock prices are bouncing back from a low of TWD51.3 (€1.39) on…
Wacker opens new logistics site in China
Added: 23 Sep 2015
Munich, Germany – Chemical group Wacker started operating its new logistics centre in China on 15 S…
Michelin wins SUV tire test
Added: 23 Sep 2015
South Bend, Indiana – Michelin Premier LTX has outperformed its two other rivals in an independent …
Versalis to showcase new rubber grades
Added: 23 Sep 2015
A number of new grades and products to broaden and revitalise the rubber portfolio are presented by…
Conductive carbon black market on the up
Added: 22 Sep 2015
New York – The global conductive carbon black market is set to grow at a CAGR of 6.8 percent and 6.…
DRAFT Weather watch
Added: 22 Sep 2015
London - The impact of the weather emerges as a prominent theme in this issue of ERJ magazine – aff…
Lanxess, Aramco to form €2.75bn synthetic rubber JV
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess and Saudi Aramco plan to establish a joint venture for synthetic rubber …
Aeolus rejigs global tire market strategy
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Jiaozuo, China –Aeolus Tyres is refocusing its global and domestic tire strategy in response to pre…
Bridgestone recruitment drive for European R&D Centre
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe has announced plans to hire engineers at its European Technical Centr…
Trelleborg wins framework deal with Statoil
Added: 21 Sep 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Statoil has awarded a framework agreement to Trelleborg’s offshore operation f…
